6th century AD. A late Celtic bronze bell of Irish form with bulbous neck and shoulder, concave waist, flared lip and sub-circular mouth; integral flared rectangular loop with iron sheet folded around top bar, inside the remains of the clapper. 86 grams, 80mm (3"). Property of a Staffordshire, UK, gentleman; acquired from a European art collection formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve]